The noise dies down after that and like nothing just happened; everyone starts to party and drink while some are happy that an opponent has been terminated.

Mrs. Hugh hugged Laura and thanked her and Edward while Mrs. Brook looks on unsatisfied; Laura saw her from the corner of her eyes and turned to her sharply visibly angry.

"Mrs. Brook, I left my mother-in-law in your care and didn't expect something like this to happen" she said and Mrs. Brook smiled nervously.

Laura originally planned to ...